While there are a lot of people that run for the pure joy of it, many of us train to test our limits. Generally, we do this by racing and by doing several workouts that prepare us for that moment. Preparation for a race is key. While there are some adventurous people that will join... Continue Reading →
Most of us spend so much of our lives plagued by our insecurities, failures, negative behaviors and addictions. If all we focus on is the negative, it will be hard to accomplish everything we are meant to do in this world. If we spent half our energy focusing on what’s good within us instead of what’s... Continue Reading →
A muchos nos pasa. Nos hemos preparado para una carrera, vamos bien, en control y, de repente, nos llega un calambre que nos impide seguir o nos hace disminuir nuestro paso. A otros nos llegan los calambres al terminar un entrenamiento o una carrera. O por la noche, mientras dormimos. De cualquier modo, tener calambres no... Continue Reading →
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They are what make the instrument stretch, what makes you go beyond the norm. Imagine a life where everything goes your way. Where you get everything you want without having to work hard for it. Where you have pretty much the path clear... Continue Reading →
Los retos u obstáculos te hacen descubrir cosas acerca de ti mismo que te eran desconocidas. Son lo que hace que el instrumento se estire, lo que te hace ir mas alla de la norma. Imagina una vida donde todo te sale como lo planeas. Donde obtienes todo lo que deseas sin tener que trabajar... Continue Reading →
Entrenar para una carrera es como ir en una montaña rusa: hay mas picos y valles que en la bolsa de valores y así como a veces estas arriba, a veces te toca estar abajo. Se han elaborado muchos estudios para ver cual es la diferencia entre los corredores de elite y aquellos que no... Continue Reading →
Have you ever worked really hard to get what you want only to find out the end result wasn’t as satisfying as you thought? I have been training really hard during my life to be good at something. To feel like I am good enough. To matter. And lately, to make a difference. I have... Continue Reading →
I am writing this blog sitting on the plane back home. I am coming back from my race in South Carolina. The first one after being sick with pneumonia and having a minor thing in my achilles tendon. I arrived to Charleston on Wednesday. It was a long flight and the 3 hour difference (time... Continue Reading →
Una de las mejores cosas de ser un corredor es tener amigos corredores de ideas afines. Esas personas que simplemente entienden por lo que uno pasa y que entienden porque el fin de semana no puedes salir en la noche o no puedes comer ciertas cosas pues tienes que ir a la corrida larga al día... Continue Reading →
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